Today was workout #4 of the EAS Bench Press Training ProgramI got a new personal best of 215#
It went up fairly quickly so I tried 220#
220 didn't go up very far and came back down.
Getting closer to my goal of 225# by the end of September.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

I still have't been able to close my CoC #1 yet.
But I am a couple mm closer.
My new Ivanko Supergripper has been making my hands and arms ache. (in a good way)
I try to do at least 5 sets of 10 with each hand.
Also holding them closed as long as I can.
I've noticed that I do need a few more days rest after gripping.
If I take less than 3 days rest, I can't do nearly as many reps.
I'll try burning them only once a week from now on.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

Today was back, bicep, forearm day.
Since my forearms are still sore, I just did a little light squeezing on the SuperGripper.
I decided to try my 1RM on the biceps. No improvement from early July.
That's OK since my forearms are still keeping me from hard arm work.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

Bench, Shoulders, Tricep day.
I was barely able to get 190 back up on the rack.
Yesterday was also a very weak day lifting for me.
I have been eating too much vegan junk food and not enough raw lately.
Chips and hummus have been my weakness since I discovered hummus.
So back to more raw for me again. I don't know why I just don't stay more raw.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

I went for a 4 mile walk this morning.
It's been a while since I've been walking so I took Day 1 easy.
Walking is something I'm going to do a lot more of, like I did last year.
I also did abs, waist and legs.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

Wednesday - Sept 6My second failure test on the EAS Bench Press ProgramI did 195x4 on the final set. Last week was 190x4
A week before that I did 185x4
Small improvements, but at least improvements.
1 tiny step closer to 225

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

Big milestone for me today on the bench. I got 2 new personal bests.
220 was my first new PB. Followed a couple minutes later by 225
225 is 2x45 on each end of the bar.
My goal was 225 by the end of Sept, got there 3 weeks early.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

Friday - Sept, 15Bench Press, no time for shoulders or triceps this morning, maybe this evening.
I got 225 back up again this morning. It was very difficult.
Next I decided to try 230.
It came down easy - it always does, but didn't want to go back up.
I'll get 230 next week

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42

I haven't been able to complete the reps on the EAS Bench Program the last 2 workouts.
So I'll go back to my old workout for 3 weeks and then restart the program.
A little change is good.
Added 15 pounds to my 1RM in 4 weeks, just like the first time I did the program.

Turned Vegan and started lifting weights in the spring of 2006 - Age 42